Monday, 30 June 2014

I have been getting by with a makeshift holdfast and bench hook for some time now. Sometimes its good though to have things especially made. Justin Fletcher has made me these fine holdfasts and bench hook, which will be getting immediately pressed into service on my bench tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in spoonworld.

The viking longships invaded from the north.

But it was not genocide. The longships bred with the local spoon population. and soon both tribes lived as one.

Monday, 9 June 2014

With all the main construction done its time to clean up all the parts before I join her.

I've not been too concerned with getting a perfect finish on my joined furniture so far. My feeling is, its the imperfections that give it character. However, bearing in mind this settle is going outside, too many imperfections might catch too much rainwater. Not good. So some scraping action is going to have to happen. While I am waiting for my new scarper, sorry, scraper plane to arrive ( I like the idea of a scarper plane) I'll just have to make do with some chunks of modern panel saw.

And when I've realised that pushing is better than pulling....its the same revelatory feeling as when I first used a scrub plane.

Maybe I am a closet cabinetmaker after all! Or is that a cabinet closetmaker?

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Monday, 2 June 2014

Frames and panels, frames and panels, frames and panels. Frames and panels, frames and panels, frames and panels. Frames and frames and frames and frames and panels. Frames and panels, frames and panels.

As this settle is going to live outside, I am taking certain measures to help it survive as long as possible. I am aiming for no completely horizontal surfaces. I have bored holes through the bottom of those mortices that are facing upwards i.e. in the middle and lower rail.

This is Devon and it rains a lot. Frames and panels, frames and panels and rain!